Nature Communications (Jan 2017)

c-Src phosphorylation and activation of hexokinase promotes tumorigenesis and metastasis

  • Jia Zhang,
  • Suili Wang,
  • Bin Jiang,
  • Lihong Huang,
  • Zhiliang Ji,
  • Xiaotong Li,
  • Huamin Zhou,
  • Aidong Han,
  • Ai Chen,
  • Yanan Wu,
  • Huanhuan Ma,
  • Wentao Zhao,
  • Qingwen Zhao,
  • Changchuan Xie,
  • Xiaoyan Sun,
  • Yanming Zhou,
  • Huiying Huang,
  • Muhammad Suleman,
  • Furong Lin,
  • Lin Zhou,
  • Fang Tian,
  • Meijun Jin,
  • Yana Cai,
  • Nan Zhang,
  • Qinxi Li

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13732
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 16

Abstract

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The protein tyrosine kinase c-Src is a renowned proto-oncogene with pleiotropic effects. Here, the authors show that c-Src induces the metabolic reprogramming of cancer cells by phosphorylating hexokinases HK1 and HK2, which in turns lead to increased HK catalytic activity and consequent enhancement of glycolysis.